FIRE crews are currently tackling a blaze above the Seven Day Shop in Roundstone Street, Trowbridge.

The fire is believed to have started earlier this evening in a top floor flat above the convenience store.

Police have closed the road while fire crews from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service deal with the incident.

The emergency service has called in crews from Trowbridge, Warminster and Devizes, along with the aerial platform from Swindon.

DWFRS said: “We are currently dealing with a fire at a property in Roundstone Street, Trowbridge.

“The road is therefore closed and we are asking people to avoid the area.”

The fire is understood to have started shortly before 6.30pm.